Understanding IPv6, Second Edition [Paperback]

Joseph Davies (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735624461 | ISBN-13: 978-0735624467 | Publication Date: January 19, 2008 | Edition: 2

Now updated for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, this guide delivers in-depth technical information on Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). IPv6 greatly improves on IPv4, the current protocol, by vastly increasing the number of available addresses and by adding enhancements for security, multimedia traffic management, routing, and network configuration. Written by a popular author and networking expert, this reference details the protocol, from its features and benefits to its packet structure and protocol processes. It also describes how to migrate to IPv6-based internetworking, with tips about coexistence with IPv4-based systems, DHCP, DNS, and routing infrastructure. It discusses how IPv6 is supported by the Windows Server 2008 family of operating systems and Windows Vista. Includes companion CD with fully searchable eBook and other references.

Key Book Benefits

Offers updated coverage of the IPv6-based stack in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista

Covers applications and implications of the IPv6 protocol and migration from IPv4 to IPv6 on your Intranet

Includes companion CD with fully searchable eBook and other references

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About the Author

Joseph G. Davies is an MCSE, MCT, and Master Certified Netware Engineer (MCNE). He works for Microsoft Corporation on the Windows Networking Team and has been a technical writer and instructor on TCP/IP and networking technology topics for 10 years. He has a bachelor s degree in Engineering Physics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; 2 edition (January 19, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735624461
• ISBN-13: 978-0735624467
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #353,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One stop shop for IPv6!, January 18, 2008

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Steve Fredericks "media consumer" (Fla) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Understanding IPv6 (Paperback)

This book takes the IT specialist or CS engineer through all of the areas affected by IPv6. You'd be hard pressed to find all of this information in 3 other books combined!
- Want to know what the IPv6 solution is to Private Internets and NATs?
- Want to know how an ad hoc IPv6 network for a home would work?
- Want to know how to apply for your own personal range of IPv6 addresses?
- Want to know what changes need to be made at the server level?
- Are you ready for IPSec?
All of this and much more is packed into this reference manual. Mine is already dog-eared and showing signs of wear. I had to write my name on it to keep it from "walking off."

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Effective Book - Not Just for Windows folks, June 18, 2005

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Michael P. Davis "DigitalSage" (Arizona, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Understanding IPv6 (Paperback)

Bottom line up front: If you are a programmer or are primarily interested in Linux, you can probably change the rating to "4 stars", simply because this book is oriented towards the Microsoft set, and is primarily focused on the features of IPv6 and networking, with no code samples.

Even so, if you are looking for a volume that covers all of the major aspects of IPv6 down to the packet level, this is a good place to start. CD-ROM includes PowerPoint slides and an "e-book" (in .chm format, sorry anti-Microsoft folks).

Basic breakdown of each chapter is to introduce a topic in generalities, and delve into specifics, offering syntax examples of commands, etc. in Windows format where appropriate.

Overall, this is a solid book. Given the shortage of "overview" style IPv6 books as of this writing, this book is a necessity (Microsofty or not) for your bookshelf if you will be implementing IPv6 any any form in the foreseeable future.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Well written, but getting old, May 8, 2006

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J. Brown (Roseville, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Understanding IPv6 (Paperback)

I got this book awhile back and just got it off the shelf for a refresher. I am most interested in multicast, but it says that IGMPv3 is an internet draft and the equivalent MLD doesn't exist yet. That may have been true 4 years ago when the book was published, but things have evolved since then. I think the same is true for some other areas, such as v4/v6 interop standards. This book is a decent primer and the price isn't bad, but it's old enough I'd go with something newer. I'm shopping for a replacement myself.